Weight growth velocity of very low birth weight infants: role of gender, gestational age and major morbidities

Early Human Development

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 339-347

  Bertino, Enrico ^a   Coscia, Alessandra ^a   Boni, Luisa ^a   Rossi, Claudia ^a   Martano, Claudio ^a   Giuliani, Francesca ^a   Fabris, Claudio ^a   Spada, Elena ^b   Zolin, Anna ^c   Milani, Silvano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Broncho pulmonary dysplasia; Extra uterine growth restriction; Growth velocity; Neurological impairment; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH RATE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG DYSPLASIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 67349085138     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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